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verb (begins, beginning, began, begun)
  1. To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: beginnen, aanvangen
  • French: commencer
  • German: anfangen, beginnen, starten
  • Italian: cominciare, iniziare
  • Spanish: comenzar, iniciar, empezar
Etymology: beginnan, from a Germanic root apparently meaning "open up"; for the sense development, consider English "open fire", "to open proceedings", "opening ceremony" etc.

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